While doing some spring cleaning, Sunny discovers a projector with a message left behind by her father. Argyle tells Sunny he discovered several artifacts spread across Equestria with Sunny and her friends going on a quest to find them.
Tropes:
- Audible Gleam: Izzy has a box full of gems that both glow and make noise as they do so. Hitch even refers to them as "noisy glowy gems".
- Dismantled MacGuffin: Sunny's baby blanket is revealed to be a piece of an Ancient Artifact, the rest of the story is finding the other pieces and bringing them together.
- Plot Tailored to the Party: Getting the second artifact piece requires earth pony magic, the third pegasus/alicorn flight, and the unicorn Izzy's sewing skills to put them back together.
- Sequel Hook: The ancient artist depicts all the Mane 5 despite being from at least ten generations before they were born, seemingly hinting at a prophecy or some magical connection.
- "Simon Says" Mini-Game: The third puzzle piece requires repeating the pattern in a series of musical crystals, with the added difficulty of pressing all of them fast enough in the large field.
